IT ministry may speak to WhatsApp again on steps to curb rumours
The IT Ministry is of the view that WhatsApp has not addressed all concerns raised by the government on curbing fake messages that incite mob lynching incidents, and may reach out to the messaging platform again in a few days, a senior official said today. "We will have to reach out to WhatsApp again... This only happens when one is not entirely satisfied with earlier response," a senior IT Ministry official told PTI. The official added that IT Ministry has "more expectations" from WhatsApp and is "looking into the matter". This could take 2-3 days, the official indicated. "The Ministry feels more need to be done and they (WhatsApp) have not addressed all the concerns," said the official who is privy to the development. An email sent to WhatsApp remained unanswered. WhatsApp has been under fire from the Indian government over fake news and false information being circulated on its messaging platform. Such messages hav...